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Turns Out Jay-Z Made A Sizable Donation To Lenox Hill Hospital
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Jen Carlson
Published Jan 14, 2012
Modified Jan 14, 2012
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This is hardly surprising, because while Lenox Hill Hospital denies they received money from Beyoncé and Jay-Z to create a personalized VIP section for the birth of their daughter, Blue Ivy... those suites certainly weren't built on love alone. The famous couple were the first to utilize the $800/night private suits (what coincidental timing!), and now Radar reports that they made a six figure donation to the hospital prior to the birth.
A source told the site, “Jay Z and Beyoncé made a very large donation to Lenox Hill Hospital several months ago—the donation was at least $100K." That's 1/6th of the amount of money he allegedly spent on a rocking horse for his daughter. But how much do you think they paid to have this previously unnamed species of horse fly named Beyoncé?
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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